A newly revised and extended edition of the very popular 1994 Life and Times of Falkirk, with many new illustrations.

The second in a new series of McLevy books, Fall from Grace, revolves around the terrible Tay Bridge Disaster.

The second in a new series of McLevy books, Fall from Grace revolves around the terrible Tay Bridge disaster.

The only book on the turbulent last years of the Percy dynasty.

A truly original work of fiction that falls perfectly between Buddha Da by Anne Donovan and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – unconventional and inspiring.

REPRINTING

Since its first publication in 1979, this polemical and original book has remained in demand both among academics and those with a general interest in this region of Scotland.

This is the only book that offers a detailed account of this remarkable corner of the world, enhanced with numerous photographs by the award-winning photographer Gunnie Moberg.

This memorable piece of yachting history chronicles the development and progress of William Fife and Son Yachtbuilders and its business from the beginning of the nineteenth century until its closure in 1939.

Mildred Kigali is quite certain. Charity Mupanga, widowed proprietor of Harrods International Bar (and Nightspot), believes her old friend. Mildred insists that after leading the impromptu conga, knitting-needles in her hands, at the end of the Kireba Sewing Circle’s monthly knees-up at Harrods, she had returned the needles to their usual place. And while she has to admit that the memory of someone born during East Africa’s Great Flood of 1932 might not be entirely reliable, she has no doubt that the two paw paws have also gone missing.        

In one year Admiral Kolchak fell from being Supreme Ruler of All the Russias to the victim of a show trial.

Presenting the life and sayings of a 19th century packman, nicknamed for his passion for gun-powder. Farquhar dressed in rags ornamented with guns, pebbles, links of chain and scraps of paper, and led a vagabond life at a time when such travellers were often welcomed in the villages they visited.

Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles is a touching portrayal of the many lives dependant on, affected by and connected to the ebb and flow of the ferry services of the western isles.

Drawing from the arts of the past and historical archives, this book captures the true spirit of the fiddle and what it meant to those fortunate enough to have been captured by its distinctive sounds.

Part autobiography, part fiction, this is a beautifully written story of crofting life in the run up to the Second World War.

'The Kingdom of Fife', as it is still proudly known, lies at the heart of Scotland; from earliest times it has been a centre of power and is of vital historical significance.

In this book, Raymond Lamont-Brown introduces the reader to some of Fife's most interesting and beautiful places.

In his quest to reach the centre of Scotland’s footballing soul, Harry Reid interviews a wide range of people, from household names to obscure fans – and yes, even the odd player too.

Sometimes Roddy Fisher doesn’t understand his mum. Not only is she refusing to let him watch telly, but she’s also expecting him to read some musty old books from a jumble sale. But one of them is no ordinary book, and it draws Roddy into a mysterious adventure with a boy called Barley.

In 1930, the remnants of the proud, self-reliant population of St Kilda, were evacuated to the mainland. This is the story of the last days of remote island life.

Although Nansen's success is overshadowed by the epic voyage of the Fram, his journey across Greenland in 1888 (eight attempts before him had failed) remains one of the most astonishing on record.

Companion volume to Herring Fisherman of Kintyre and Ayrshire.

This is the story of the Russian fleet's seven-month 18,000-mile odyssey from Kronstadt to the Far East, a venture which began in 1904 and turned into a mission of heroic futility after the fall of Port Arthur and, with it, the entire Russian pacific

Flodden is widely regarded as one of Scotland's most ignominious military defeats; a battle that need never have been fought and a historical event that has been firmly engraved in Scotland's national consciousness ever since.

This volume covers the complete spectrum of plant uses, addressing their diverse roles in our diet, healthcare, culture, housing, language, environment, crafts, and much more. It is a book to delight, inspire and inform.

Trevor Royle is one of Britain’s major military historians and this is the first study to show the massive importance of Scotland in the defeat of the Kaiser’s Germany.

This is the amazing story of the cyclist who took on the world and rewrote the record books, a story that has been made into a major feature film starring Johnny Lee Miller and produced by Peter Broughan.

Until now, the people’s print has not attracted a serious modern study. This collection presents a user-friendly introduction to the genre and a sampling of the attractions and possibilities, set, where appropriate, in the relevant cultural and historical contexts.   

This book explores the nature of Scotland’s food in the past, including game and wild plants, cereals and dairy products, flesh and drink, whether home-brewed ale or wines from abroad. Through extensive research and examination of long-held customs, the author provides a detailed appraisal of the realities and complexities of the Scottish diet.

Football Haiku contains over 100 three-line poems from a wide variety of contributors which have been printed on T-shirts.

George Mackay Brown wrote this beautiful and touching book in the years before his death in 1996. He did not want it published while he lived. An astonishing posthumous autobiography.

AVAILABLE JUNE 2008    

Including exclusive and captivating images spanning all corners of wartime society, this book offers an extraordinary account of east-coast Scottish resilience over the course of both world wars.

The story of one of the most daring raids ever staged by the British navy – an attack which penetrated into the heart of impregnable Kronstadt and sank two Russian battleships.

This volume brings together for the first time two records of the experiences of early Scottish emigrants to Argentina.

The story of Krystyn Lach-Szyrma's journey around Scotland. His shrewd and witty observations embrace the poverty of the Highland peasantry as much as the manners of the upper classes.

This book offers explorations of Scottish-American cultural relations in a variety of directions and periods from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth.

This autobiography is testament to a remarkable woman as well as a powerful pleas in defence of a Gaelic culture and world under threat.

Throughout his lifetime, Angus MacLellan was regarded as one of Scotland’s finest traditional Gaelic storytellers - this definitive autobiography demonstrates his rich skill of the oral tradition.

REPRINT AVAILABLE MAY 2008

This book tells the story, in words, maps and pictures, of the people and places not included in Traditions of Trinity and Leith.